DNC Apologizes to Bernie Sanders for "Inexcusable" Email Scandal—But Will That Calm the Outrage?

After a dramatic weekend of hacked emails and social media outrage, the Democratic National Committee tried to smooth things over on Monday.

On the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, the DNC issued a statement to extend its "deep and sincere apology" to Bernie Sanders and his supporters for what it deemed "inexcusable remarks made over email."

The statement, which incoming interim leader Donna Brazile signed, asserted that the scandal does not "reflect the values of the DNC or our steadfast commitment to neutrality during the nominating process."

The controversy started when WikiLeaks released some 19,000 DNC emails, which seem to prove that the DNC preferred Hillary Clinton to Sanders and did what it could to boost her candidacy over his. Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz announced on Sunday that she would step down in the wake of the leaks, a move that Bernie Sanders supported. "The party leadership must always remain impartial in the presidential nominating process, something which did not occur in the 2016 race," he tweeted.

But her resignation and this latest apology seems unlikely to quiet the angry protests that have erupted in Philadelphia since the convention started. As convention speakers took to the podium to cheer Hillary Clinton on Monday, Bernie Sanders supporters booed and shouted on the convention floor and outside.

At least, Sanders, who will speak at the DNC this evening, seems ready to put the primary race behind him. In an email to supporters, he wrote, "I would ask you as a personal courtesy to me to not engage in any kind of protest or demonstration on the convention floor."